Example sentences of "this [noun] [to-vb] the [num] " in BNC.

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1 The college 's governing authority voted this afternoon to end the hundred and thirteen year old women-only tradition at Somerville College .
2 To a historian of the health services this decision to rationalize the two hospitals on to one site could be seen as rather disappointing .
3 The police managed on this occasion to whisk the two away to a more distant jail .
4 He woke in the early hours of this morning to find the 22 year old man engulfed in flames .
5 DOUG Scott , 50 this year , leaves for Nanga Parbat this month to attempt the eight mile Mazeno Ridge on the 8,125 peak .
6 They could not even think of washing my hair until I had had this operation to put the two rods in my back . ’
7 One of the world 's largest wooden sailing ships is in Gloucester docks this weekend to mark the two hundredth birthday of the world 's first ship canal .
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